Sauvignon Blanc Section 94
2020
59,25$*
Ivan Sutherland et James Healy, l’ancien viticulteur en chef (Sutherland) et œnologue (Healy) du célèbre domaine Cloudy Bay, à Marlborough, sont deux des viticulteurs les plus influents de la Nouvelle-Zélande. De pair avec le légendaire vigneron Kevin Judd, ils ont permis à Cloudy Bay de s’imposer en tant qu’icône du Nouveau Monde et le domaine produisait l’un des vins les plus en vogue pendant les années 1990. Lorsque Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy a fait l’acquisition de...
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Layers of crushed stones, smoked almonds, green apples, lemon pith, white pepper, licorice and oyster shells. It's so powerful and concentrated. Tightly wound and phenolic with a medium body and sharp acidity. Intense, and just keeps going. Always a sophisticated and complex sauvignon blanc.
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Stunning, with a complex, aromatic mix of beeswax, litsea oil, vetiver and honeysuckle notes up front, followed by ripe peach, melon and lemon curd flavors at the juicy core. Reveals whiffs of grilled lemon and smoke that swirl around the flavors, as well as a hint of crushed rock minerality on a supple, seamless frame. Gains momentum on the epic finish.
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The 2020 Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc is ripe (14% alcohol), but it carries it so well. The wine is weighty (emphasized by time in older oak barrels) and wide—there is a smoky/dusty/earthy/campfire sort of character in the background, while the fruit reaches from kiwi, green apple, lemon flesh, lemongrass, tatami mat, enoki mushroom and even hints of white miso. While the estate Sauvignon Blanc is elegant, lean and refined, this is powerful, complex and expansive. This is a wine that will drink better in the future than it does now—the structuring and inherent power make for an exciting future discussion. Sealed under screw cap.
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